This page will contain videos about Norman Greenbaum, as they become available.Norman GreenbaumNorman Greenbaum, a singer and songwriter, was born 20 November 1942 in Malden, Massachusetts. Greenbaum is best known for his "Spirit in the Sky", which sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 . The song, with its combination of "heavy" guitar, hand-clapping, and spiritual lyrics was a memorable one-hit wonder. The song has been used in many advertisements and television shows as well as films including Remember the Titans, Contact, Apollo 13 (film), Ocean's Eleven and Wayne’s World 2. "It sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded," Greenbaum said in an interview. Greenbaum lives in Petaluma, California. He no longer performs in public, but continues to promote concerts and lives off the royalties from his songs. Greenbaum is notable for the rare achievement of having recorded two one-hit wonders. In 1968, under the name Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, he recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago" . This page about Norman Greenbaum includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Norman Greenbaum News stories about Norman Greenbaum External links for Norman Greenbaum Videos for Norman Greenbaum Wikis about Norman Greenbaum Discussion Groups about Norman Greenbaum Blogs about Norman Greenbaum Images of Norman Greenbaum |
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West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, he recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago" . Discography:. In 1968, under the name Dr. Resnik, of "Stars: original stories based on the songs of Janis Ian," copywrite 2003 Ian married her long-time partner Patricia Snyder on August 27, 2003. Greenbaum is notable for the rare achievement of having recorded two one-hit wonders. Her works have been published in an assortment of anthologies and she is co-editor, with Michael D. He no longer performs in public, but continues to promote concerts and lives off the royalties from his songs. Besides being an award winning singer/songwriter, Ian writes science fiction. Greenbaum lives in Petaluma, California. As such, she has willingly released several of her songs, including the popular "Walking in the Rain", for free download from her website (see below for a link). "It sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded," Greenbaum said in an interview. She is an outspoken critic of the RIAA, a record industry organization which she sees as acting against the interests of musicians and consumers. The song has been used in many advertisements and television shows as well as films including Remember the Titans, Contact, Apollo 13 (film), Ocean's Eleven and Wayne’s World 2. She has also managed a sustained career as a songwriter. The song, with its combination of "heavy" guitar, hand-clapping, and spiritual lyrics was a memorable one-hit wonder. Her most successful single was "At Seventeen", released in 1975, a bittersweet commentary on adolescent cruelty and teenage angst, as reflected upon from the maturity of adulthood. Greenbaum is best known for his "Spirit in the Sky", which sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 . She wrote and sang her first hit single at age 15, the song "Society's Child", which told the story of an interracial romance forbidden by the narrator's parents. Norman Greenbaum, a singer and songwriter, was born 20 November 1942 in Malden, Massachusetts. She had a successful singing career in the 1960s and 1970s. Janis Ian (born April 7, 1951) is a Grammy-winning American songwriter, singer and multi-instrumental musician. Born Janis Eddy Fink in a Bronx hospital, she changed her name while still a child. Janis Ian (1967). For All the Seasons of Your Mind (1968). Eddy Fink (1968). The Secret Life of J. Who Really Cares (1969). Present Company (1971). Stars (1974). Between The Lines (1975). Aftertones (1976). Miracle Row (1977). Janis Ian (1978). Night Rains (1979). Restless Eyes (1981). Uncle Wonderful (1983). Breaking Silence (1993). Revenge (1995). Hunger (1997). god & the fbi (2000). Janis Ian Live: Working Without a Net. Billie's Bones (2004). |